South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-04-29

| hos ne-it"ie, oeuinh barred ana hOlte u
doors, "a they wero. snd without Civ
ing her any opporfunity for defence.
to attack and attempt to destroy the
Character OF n poor absent, defense
less widow woman. After such ac-
ton on their part they are not, l ap.
pretend. in POSITION 10 complain OF
other people.
Not content with cbaracte.iziny
the report OF the Special Committea
as ''unfo,nded AID unwarrsnted"
they proceed TO i.npugn the motives
of said committee. They say in their
special report" 1t is not for Us to
conjecture q motive or 10 suggest The
blindness of possible prejudice, or
unknoan inspirations occasioning tho
conclusion Of the committee. Yet
/ We dee n II our duty TO character 20
it as unwsrran;ed In conclueions." |
confess. l am somewhat at a loss to
understand, fully. what the Board
meant by the above language. IL
strikes ne as some what mixed, con
fused II it was their purpose. how.
ever, to charge or insinuate that the
members of the Special Committee
were actuated by improper or uuwor-
thy motives | unhesi;atin2ly pro-
nouncc it unqualifiedly untrue.
be ieve all tue members Of that com.
mittee felt kindly toward DR. Bland.
| kaoso they acted so throughout he
entire investigation. DR.. Bland cosld
not have baen led with more kind.
ness and consideration by any other
committee, honestly probing tor tue
truth. That investigation VAS con.
Quoted. | verify believe, free from
political bias AMI consideration, and
solely With view OF obtoining the
truth AID reporting il 10 the Legisla.
ture. The Board in their special
report make
ANOTHER n MARkABLE STATEMENT.
They say: chat committee pro.
ceeded, CHIEFLY in the inves, igat;on of
'hese matters rapidly and in haste,
without notice before commencing
Their Investigation. ami without time
or opportunity TO repel the implica.
ting testimony, which the committee
in haste, took. and upon which they
act ed grav.ly To consider, and upon
which TO find report. which r, ilecte
upon officers Connected with this IN
stiiution." Tha truth is just the re
verse of the shove statement. | com :
mend To the careful cons liberation OF
the gentlemen who signed that "spe-
ciai report" The following iangus ge
which | quote from said report: al
is always questionable when fact is
stated as sucr, CT whom 1t is stated sc
incautinusly, from motive OF Other
wise, that II IL Is not known TO be true
as stated, or To be inferred, IL is a
bal ny the moral test To state that u
true which Is not known to be true
as It is to state that as true which is
known to be false Several of the
aforesaid gentlemen reside in the town
of Weston. and were there during the
Investigation Of tue commit ee, and
} must hare kRolUa that the committe,
did not proceed rapidly and In haste,
without notice before commencing
their Investigation, or without time
or opportunity 10 Tepel the implicit.
ing testimony'-and the rest Of them
cou d not possibly have known any
thing about the focts N this regard
bee suse they were not present during
sail investigation, and surely nc
truthful citizen OF Weston could have
given then such information. am
not yet prepared to believe that ei.Ler
DR.. Bland or bis counsel, Mr.. Bran
non, made such statement before
The m. The Committee dill not 81
,Uhh cloScd doors It's mceliu 8 were
public, opcn and free ~ all. True
tue Committee Hotked constantly
but not rapidly and in haste OIL
without notice Commencing the in
vest CATION )" nor without time 10
repel the impiclling testimony"
Tue committee preferred that sny
one having complaints 10 make re-
speeding the management OF the hos-
PitaI, should put them in writing
md gave an opportunity for
THE FILINo or CHARGES
by any one WHO might desire - DO So
Charges were filed an Immediately q
copy thereof was made and delivered
to DIR. Bland. and be was informed
by mo that reasonable time would be
given HIM to prepare his defence.
On Tuesday morning, February 9Th,
Dr.. UOli, who lied said charges, la
formed the committee that he a. sired
Us to examine DR.. Manown bat night,
beceusC he was going TO leave The ne
morning, TIC having been summoned
by telegram to tie bedside Of very
siCk brother. As Chairman OF the
committee, promptly informed DR..
Holt that we would no, examine DIR.
Mauown that nj ht, without the n
sent OF Dr.. Bland, because he (Dr.
Bland> bad only tba, afternoon b, en-
furnished With copy OF the charge 9
pref rred a -sinst him sent Ter DIR.
Blanc, However, and Informed him OF
Or HOlSs request, and told him that
o. he had only shortly been furnished
with copy Of the cl argos the com.
miLtee would not examine the witness
that night uGlesV with his free and
JuH consent. Or. Bland at once re-
Piled that be was really AMI perfectly
willing to proceed With The examinq.
tjon OF the Witnesses. and treated the
charges preferred against h.m, |
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